fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
Refers to a person or service that assists someone in disappearing overnight to escape debts or other obligations. Often used in contexts of debt evasion or fleeing financial troubles.
Pursued by debts, he hired a fly-by-night arranger and moved out overnight.
The fly-by-night arranger's job is to secretly move out the client's belongings.
Compound of 夜逃げ (yogige, 'night flight') and 屋 (ya, 'shop' or 'person'), literally meaning 'night-flight shop/person'. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe services assisting debtors in evading creditors.